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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

There just aren't enough hours in the day. By the time I'm done with all my "damage control", I'm too tired to get any work done.

"Mama, I have clay stuck in my ear and hair."

"What??? How is Clay stuck in your ear???"

"No, not my brother, Clay. This kind of clay! See?"

Brooklyn turned so I could see a glob of clay pushed inside her ear. After scooping that out, I got to work on the chunk that was embedded in her hair. I think, by the time I was done, I'd pulled out enough hair to make a small wig.

Why did she shove a bunch of clay in her ear to begin with? Why not?

"Mom, will you paint my nails?"

"Didn't I just paint them yesterday, Brooklyn ?"

"But it's washing off. I want more on. Pleeeease?"

"Oh ok, but give me a minute. I need to finish folding this laundry."

A few minutes pass and I notice the unmistakable smell of nail polish in the air.

"Brooklyn! I told you I'd paint them in a minute! Grrrrrr!"

Isn't my carpet pretty? Just like Brooklyn's nails.

"Why on God's green earth is the kitchen floor covered in cereal?!!! Clayton!"

"I was throwing it up and trying to catch it in my mouth," came his innocent answer.

"Well that was a stupid idea not the best idea you've ever come up with. You just wasted a bunch of cereal. Now clean it up and DON'T DO IT AGAIN!"

29 comments:

Are you sure you were at YOUR house and not MINE? I LOVE my Mr. Clean magic eraser, but it doesn't get the etched name out of my bathroom door. I have no idea how to remove clay from hair, but cooking oil works very well for removing gum from hair. There is ALWAYS cereal on my floor and no one owns up to it and the kids make a worse mess cleaning it up (which I still make them do) and you can read how I removed nail polish from my carpet here:http://mychildsview.blogspot.com/2009/06/no-more-nail-polish.html

We do still have some, but it's up HIGH and my kids have heard me call the gypsy hotline to find out when they are in my area picking up trouble-making kids. Either they believe it or they haven't found where I put the polish.

(BTW, It may rain Saturday so Lands End is our backup plan if the game gets rained out.)

I love reading your blog, but one question why do you have a high chair? Your baby is not that kind of baby anymore. Just wondering. I am thankful my children keep their artistic talents to the paper for the most part:)

I'll be honest, I laughed. BUT... only because I know how it feels to be the only one home and have to constantly put out fires or clean up messes. ;) I hand it to you!!!!!! How mother's keep their sanity is beyond me. No wonder when the kids leave women get empty nest syndrome, their minds are too dormat after years of going!

Oh my goodness, I was having a heck of a day here at work and decided to glance at your blog. You do my heart good, Sweetie! I sure wish we lived closer to one another. Your children are a riot (in a good way). Thanks for the smiles.God Bless,Robin E from Mississippi

OMG!!! My daughter did the same thing with finger nail polish. She painted my couch, my walls, my railing on the stairs, my tv, and stand holding the tv up! To this day (1.5 years later) I still have dark pink nail polish on my railing and on my tv stand. I think I finally got most of it off my walls. Of course, my walls need to be painted now. So feeling your pain right now!

At least you didn't have to take two kids to the pediatrician at once because one got an eraser stuck way down his ear and the other got a piece of rolled up electrical tape in his... I love your line-I dunno. I think I need to use that one more often. And whoopee on your new book coming out soon! P.S.my daughter just asked when her brothers painted that picture on the washer...it looks just like our artists' work.

Sometimes you just have to give up and do the cleaning once a year. The kids draw on everything, the carpet needs cleaning, Play-Doh is forbidden. Spring cleaning is that time for us to get things back in order. Once everyone gets started, it's easy, it's just getting the kids to start. They already filled two garbage totes of old junk, toys and clothes, and just as much to donate. And everyone has an area to dust, vacuum and clean.

You are a saint. Really & truly.I know you might be a little busy for this, but I posted your blog info in my post today & nominated you for a cute blogger award. I think you're amazing!! Hope you can pop by and check it out. Thanks!Kerihttp://www.outnumberedmomma.com

So how does nail polish remover work on plastic anyway? Sounds like everyone over there is having a bit of spring fever.

If it makes you feel any better, I told Little Miss that standing next to her chair at breakfast time - with her breakfast sitting on its plate at her place - complaining of being starving was about the dumbest thing she could possibly do. She was deeply offended. I explained that it was fact and not meant to offend. *sigh*